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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP220101361
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Using RNA interference to combat the worst emerging disease of wildlife. This project aims to develop a novel method of disease control in wildlife. It will use recent advances in RNA interference technology to knockdown virulence genes in an emerging pathogen that threatens biodiversity. Pathogens such as the amphibian chytrid fungus continue to cause widespread extinction and urgently require better control methods. RNA interference has been used to increase disease resistance to fungi in plants but adapting this approach for animals will have wide relevance in combatting fungi and other pathogens. The specific outcomes of this method will be to increase survival rates in a broad range of frog species to improve the success of captive release programs worldwide and hence save frogs from extinction.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2022
End Date: 09-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $453,282.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Veterinary Sciences | Veterinary Microbiology (excl. Virology) | Veterinary Immunology | Veterinary Epidemiology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales
